Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here, we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and discuss challenges, opportunities, and future strategies in the long-term monitoring of...
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| author | Jennifer F. Provencher Stefano Aliani Melanie Bergmann Madelaine Bourdages Lene Buhl-Mortensen Francois Galgani Alessio Gomiero Maria Granberg Bjørn Einar Grøsvik Bonnie M. Hamilton Tanja Kögel Jan Rene Larsen Amy L. Lusher Mark L. Mallory Peter Murphy Ilka Peeken Sebastian Primpke Jakob Strand Katrin Vorkamp |
| author_facet | Jennifer F. Provencher Stefano Aliani Melanie Bergmann Madelaine Bourdages Lene Buhl-Mortensen Francois Galgani Alessio Gomiero Maria Granberg Bjørn Einar Grøsvik Bonnie M. Hamilton Tanja Kögel Jan Rene Larsen Amy L. Lusher Mark L. Mallory Peter Murphy Ilka Peeken Sebastian Primpke Jakob Strand Katrin Vorkamp |
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| description | The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here, we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and discuss challenges, opportunities, and future strategies in the long-term monitoring of litter and MP in the Arctic. Challenges are related to environmental conditions, lack of harmonization and standardization of measurements, and long-term coordinated and harmonized data storage. Furthermore, major knowledge gaps exist with regard to benchmark levels, transport, sources, and effects, which should be considered in future monitoring strategies. Their development could build on the existing infrastructure and networks established in other monitoring initiatives in the Arctic, while taking into account specific requirements for litter and MP monitoring. Knowledge existing in northern and Indigenous communities, as well as their research priorities, should be integrated into collaborative approaches. The monitoring plan for litter and MP in the Arctic allows for an ecosystem-based approach, which will improve the understanding of linkages between environmental media of the Arctic, as well as links to the global problem of litter and MP pollution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dae29e404bec4b19ae68655e279d974f2023-03-27T13:00:30ZengCanadian Science PublishingArctic Science2368-74602023-03-019120922610.1139/as-2022-0011Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategiesJennifer F. Provencher0Stefano Aliani1Melanie Bergmann2Madelaine Bourdages3Lene Buhl-Mortensen4Francois Galgani5Alessio Gomiero6Maria Granberg7Bjørn Einar Grøsvik8Bonnie M. Hamilton9Tanja Kögel10Jan Rene Larsen11Amy L. Lusher12Mark L. Mallory13Peter Murphy14Ilka Peeken15Sebastian Primpke16Jakob Strand17Katrin Vorkamp18Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, CanadaNational Research Council, Institute of Marine Sciences, La Spezia, ItalyAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, HGF-MGP Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology, Bremerhaven, GermanyDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, CanadaInstitute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayInstitut Français de Recherche et Exploitation des Mers (IFREMER), Plouzané, FranceNorwegian Research Centre AS (NORCE), Randaberg, NorwayIVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Kristineberg, SwedenInstitute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, CanadaInstitute of Marine Research, Bergen, NorwayArctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) Secretariat, Tromsø, NorwayDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, CanadaNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Washington, DC, USAAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Polar Biological Oceanography Section, Bremerhaven, GermanyAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Helgoland, GermanyDepartment of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, DenmarkThe Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme has published a plan and guidelines for the monitoring of litter and microplastics (MP) in the Arctic. Here, we look beyond suggestions for immediate monitoring and discuss challenges, opportunities, and future strategies in the long-term monitoring of litter and MP in the Arctic. Challenges are related to environmental conditions, lack of harmonization and standardization of measurements, and long-term coordinated and harmonized data storage. Furthermore, major knowledge gaps exist with regard to benchmark levels, transport, sources, and effects, which should be considered in future monitoring strategies. Their development could build on the existing infrastructure and networks established in other monitoring initiatives in the Arctic, while taking into account specific requirements for litter and MP monitoring. Knowledge existing in northern and Indigenous communities, as well as their research priorities, should be integrated into collaborative approaches. The monitoring plan for litter and MP in the Arctic allows for an ecosystem-based approach, which will improve the understanding of linkages between environmental media of the Arctic, as well as links to the global problem of litter and MP pollution.https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0011ecosystemeffectsIndigenous communitiessourcestransport pathwaysécosystème |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer F. Provencher Stefano Aliani Melanie Bergmann Madelaine Bourdages Lene Buhl-Mortensen Francois Galgani Alessio Gomiero Maria Granberg Bjørn Einar Grøsvik Bonnie M. Hamilton Tanja Kögel Jan Rene Larsen Amy L. Lusher Mark L. Mallory Peter Murphy Ilka Peeken Sebastian Primpke Jakob Strand Katrin Vorkamp Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies Arctic Science ecosystem effects Indigenous communities sources transport pathways écosystème |
| title | Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
| title_full | Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
| title_fullStr | Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
| title_short | Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies |
| title_sort | future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the arctic challenges opportunities and strategies |
| topic | ecosystem effects Indigenous communities sources transport pathways écosystème |
| url | https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0011 |
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